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Liberty Edged by Appalachian State

In a tightly contested match, the visiting Appalachian State Mountaineers defeated the Liberty Flames, 4-3, in a men's tennis match Saturday night indoors at the Sports Racket.

The Mountaineers (1-1) opened the contest by taking the doubles point with wins in two out of three of the tandem matches. Liberty's No. 3 pairing of Chad Simpson and Giancarlo Lemmi remained unbeaten this season, downing Appalachian State's Luka Vujinovic and Britton Webb, 8-5, for the Flames only doubles victory.

The Mountaineers claimed victory in the No. 3, 4 and 5 contests to take the overall match. Liberty's Louis Steyn won in three sets over Ezekiel Sangsing, 6-3, 3-6, 16-14 in the No. 6 contest for the other Flames singles win.

Liberty returns to the courts on Wednesday. The Flames will travel to East Carolina for a match with the Pirates. The contest is scheduled for 1 p.m.